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DCI Staff Attend SIOP'S 29TH Annual Conference Held in Honolulu
The 29th Annual Conference for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held May 15-17, 2014 in Honolulu, HI. This...
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FURTHER NOTE ON SCHUETTE V. COALITION TO DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Apr 29, 2014, 10:23:25 AM
Just as I finished writing on the Schuette ruling itself, I received an inquiry as to what, if any, are the implications of the ruling for federal...
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Michigan Voter Ban on Race Preference in Scheutte v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Apr 29, 2014, 10:21:05 AM
I previewed the oral arguments in this case in an Alert dated 10/22/13 and, quite frankly, I got it wrong. I thought it had a chance of being a 4-4...
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Bed Bath and Beyond Agrees to $125,000 Settlement for Policy That Automatically Excludes Applicants With Felony Charges
Apr 29, 2014, 10:15:04 AM
New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on 4/22/14 that Bed Bath & Beyond agreed to rescind its policy to automatically...
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EEOC Loses Appeal in Kaplan Case
Apr 15, 2014, 10:45:56 AM
I reported on district court ruling EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Learning in an Alert dated 3/21/13, in which Judge Patricia A. Gaughan of the District...
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98 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IN UNITED STATES v. NYC FIREFIGHTER CASE
Apr 1, 2014, 12:47:15 PM
We first reported on this case in an Alert on August 12, 2010. The case is interesting because it is a long-running adverse impact case that...
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9TH CIRCUIT ENDORSES LARGE AWARD FOR ATTORNEY FEES FOR RELATIVELY PUNY AWARD FOR PLAINTIFF CLAIM
Mar 3, 2014, 4:15:00 PM
The case is Muniz v. United Parcel Service [738 F.3d 214], decided on 12/5/13. The facts are that Kim Muniz, who was first promoted to division...
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SUMMARY JUDGMENT OVERTURNED IN RACE & SEX CLAIM FOR BLACK FEMALE REPLACED BY HISPANIC FEMALE
Mar 3, 2014, 4:04:00 PM
The case is Shazor v. Professional Transit Management decided by the 6th Circuit on 2/19/14 [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 2943]. The facts of the case are...
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EEOC V. Freeman Round 3: EEOC Appeals Summary Judgment
Mar 3, 2014, 3:40:00 PM
This is our third Alert on EEOC v. Freeman, in which the EEOC has charged that Freeman’s use of background checks and criminal records adversely...
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EEOC WRITES INFORMAL LETTER TO INMATE SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
Jan 7, 2014, 10:51:00 AM
The informal letter (available here) is in response to a request for information from the EEOC about apprentice training programs and employment...
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Employer Fails To Justify Rescinding Job Offer After Medical Exam
Jan 7, 2014, 10:50:00 AM
The case is LaFata v. Dearborn Heights School District No.7, decided by District Court Judge Patrick J. Duggan of the Eastern District of Michigan,...
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OFCCP Enforcement: The Year 2013 in Review
Dec 17, 2013, 9:35:00 AM
The year 2013 has been anything but quiet on the OFCCP enforcement front for the federal contracting community. Contractors have certainly been kept...